Famed crypto YouTuber and SBF insider Tiffany Fong goes on record saying the infamous image of the famed ex-FTX CEO circulating on the internet is legit.
Independent crypto reporter Tiffany Fong shared a photo of the founder of the collapsed FTX crypto exchange, describing the image as the “first and only” photo of Sam Bankman-Fried to be released since he was jailed after being convicted of fraud in August 2023.
In the photo, reportedly taken on Dec. 17, 2023, Bankman-Fried sports a beard and appears noticeably thinner while standing next to five other inmates.
The journalist also published a fragment of an interview with another prisoner under the alias G-Lock, who communicated with Bankman-Fried. He described the FTX founder as strange, but admitted that he considered him a good guy.
“Sam Bankman was clean shaven, you heard, now he’s scruffier than a motherfucker,” G Lock, an alleged member of the Bloods gang, told Fong in an excerpt from a post release interview that will be released in full on her YouTube channel next week.
A member of the crypto community was quick to comment on the photo. One user admitted that he felt sorry for Bankman-Fried despite losing money due to FTX.
Another user said he wished FTX management had used their brains.
On Nov. 2, 2023, the jury returned a verdict in the case of the ex-CEO of FTX. The court found Sam Bankman-Fried guilty on all seven counts.
